ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- Briton Lennox Lewis stopped an unexpectedly resilient Phil Jackson of the United States in the eighth round to retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight title. Lewis landed a right uppercut, left hook and a right cross to Jackson's head to knock him down in Friday night's bout. Referee Arthur Mercante Sr. stepped in and stopped the scheduled 12-round fight. In the first of five WBC title bouts in Las Vegas on Saturday, undefeated Ricardo Lopez of Mexico retained his strawweight title when he won a unanimous 12-round decision over Kermin Guardia of Colombia In a super featherweight bout, James Leija of the United States knocked down Ghana's Azumah Nelson, then went on to defeat him by unanimous decision. Terry Norris won back the super welterweight crown he lost to fellow American Simon Brown with a 12-round unanimous decision. Gerald McClellan of the United States kept his welterweight belt by knocking out Julian Jackson of the Virgin Islands. Mexican Julio Cesar Chavez regained his super lightweight title with an eight-round split decision after an unintentional head butt from champion Frankie Randall.
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